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Just tried the gameplay out yesterday - not too bad. Seems like a "port out" than a remake, i suppose. The DS version is making use of its functionality - enable us to choose between the DS mode (making use of the dual screen and your touchscreen feature with stylus) and the Classic mode (single screen - just like the good old days). More game features - to check out maps, monster's stats and treasure - better modification than the original SNES platform in the 1995.

Character-wise remain the same with Crono, Lucca and Marle et al. But, what i heard was that there will be one extra ending to it... because a new dungeon is being included in this DS version. Not too sure about that - since I am only one hour into the gameplay.

Everything just look to be nostalgia to me with the old Chrono songs and the character designs, plotlines etc....

But I guess this should be one of the classic games that the nintendo fans will remember and love!!

Character-wise remain the same with Crono, Lucca and Marle et al. But, what i heard was that there will be one extra ending to it... because a new dungeon is being included in this DS version. Not too sure about that - since I am only one hour into the gameplay.

Everything just look to be nostalgia to me with the old Chrono songs and the character designs, plotlines etc....

I saw a magazine scan that possibly hints at what the new ending is about.

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From the looks of it, it involves Schala or Magus. That sounds interesting especially if it further establishes Chrono Trigger's connection to Chrono Cross. Schala plays a more significant role in that one after all. Well, the PS version tries by adding a few CC-related anime scenes, but it's not enough for most people.

Some people don't seem to realize how connected the two stories are for some reason.

Chrono Trigger DS sounds interesting, but from the looks of the screenshots, there is much difference between this version and the snes version. However, based on the Wikipedia entry, it is an enhanced port of the psx and features many jewels including the psx anime opening, anime cut-scenes from the psx version, as well as a few new dungeons.

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Originally Posted by kujoe

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From the looks of it, it involves Schala or Magus. That sounds interesting especially if it further establishes Chrono Trigger's connection to Chrono Cross. Schala plays a more significant role in that one after all. Well, the PS version tries by adding a few CC-related anime scenes, but it's not enough for most people.

Some people don't seem to realize how connected the two stories are for some reason.

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Even though I have completed Chrono Trigger and played most, if not more than half of Chrono Cross, I don't see much connection between the two stories, except that there seems to be a time gap between the two games. However, there is a snes game that bridged the time gap and only if you had played that one, you would find Chrono Trigger and Chrono Cross to be related. That snes game is called Radical Dreamers.

Magus who fought alongside Crono in Chrono Trigger had appeared as a team member of Sergei and Kid in Radical Dreamers. Sergei and Kid are the main characters of Chrono Cross.

Even though I have completed Chrono Trigger and played most, if not more than half of Chrono Cross, I don't see much connection between the two stories, except that there seems to be a time gap between the two games.

That's exactly the problem. The connections between Chrono Trigger and Chrono Cross aren't revealed until the last few hours of the latter (i.e. last minute plot dump), so you would've missed everything.

Elements of Radical Dreamers are also revisited since Chrono Cross was designed as a drastic re-envisioning of that story.

Even though I have completed Chrono Trigger and played most, if not more than half of Chrono Cross, I don't see much connection between the two stories, except that there seems to be a time gap between the two games. However, there is a snes game that bridged the time gap and only if you had played that one, you would find Chrono Trigger and Chrono Cross to be related. That snes game is called Radical Dreamers.

Magus who fought alongside Crono in Chrono Trigger had appeared as a team member of Sergei and Kid in Radical Dreamers. Sergei and Kid are the main characters of Chrono Cross.

Radical Dreamers isn't exactly what takes place in between CT and CC. Rather CC, is a re-imagining of Radical Dreamers.

With regard to the CT and CC connection, CC does occur after the events of CT. Other than that, I agree with rg4619 that the connection is only truly established very late in the game. Personally, I blame this to Masato Kato's penchant for complicating things ala Xenogears.

I remember the Chrono Compedium website. Just reading the timeline and all the various speculation makes it seem as if the overall story has grown too big for the these two games.